Lucien LÉVY-DHURMER

Rare original lithograph in sanguine manner, executed by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 8 published in December 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japan paper with large margins, laid paper mounted on Japan paper, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on the reverse; engraving preceded by a tissue guard inscribed with the artist's name, title and text, trace of an angular fold; blank tissue guard.
Lithograph inspired by an extract from Bachaumont which is reproduced on the print's tissue guard.
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Rare original lithograph, executed by Jacques Wely for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 8 published in December 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, laid paper mounted on China, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's blind stamp representing a child's profile in lower margin, mounted on a sheet of vellum paper with numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on verso, pale marginal foxing.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards, were cr

Bruges la Morte
Edition illustrated with pastel compositions by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, engraved by Lorrain, printed with 160 copies, ours being one of the few hors-commerce copies printed on Japan, specially printed for M. le Colonel Sicklès, the tirage de tête (deluxe copy) with 15 other numbered copies on Japan.

Our copy is complete with its five versions of illustrations planned for the copies on Japan, namely, a final version in color (in-text), an annotated color version, a blue version, a green version and a bistre version.

Edition illustrated with pastel compositions by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, engraved by Lorrain, printed with 160 copies, ours being one of the hors-commerce copies specially printed for Charles Flammarion. Our copy is complete with its four versions of illustrations: a final version in colour (in-text), an annotated colour version, a blue version and a green version.

A very beautiful copy.